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CATIA V5 R18
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CATIA Generative Shape Design
Student Notes:
CATIA V5 Training
Foils
CATIA Generative
Shape Design
Copyright DASSAULT SYSTEMES
Version 5 Release 18
September 2007
EDU_CAT_EN_GSD_FF_V5R18
Copyright DASSAULT SYSTEMES 1

About this course

Student Notes:
Objectives of the course

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
-Correctly recall the tools of the Generative Shape Design
workbench that are common to MD2 and HD2 licenses
- Identify and use the Generative Shape Design tools that are
specific to the HD2 license
- Create advanced and parameterized swept surfaces
- Perform advanced surfaces analysis and gap correction
- Improve geometry quality and stability
Targeted audience
Mechanical Surface Designers
2 days
Prerequisites
Students who are familiar with the basics of wireframe and
surfaces creation

Student Notes:
Table of Contents (1/3)
Introduction to Surface Design 6

Surface Design Workbench Overview 7
Managing Features and Geometrical Sets 19
Geometrical Sets - Recommendations 30
Recap Exercise: Managing Features 38
Recap Exercise: Shampoo Bottle 41
Creating Advanced Wireframe Features 57
About this Lesson 58
MD2/GSD Wireframe versus HD2/GSD Wireframe 59
Creating an Extremum 60
Creating a Connect Curve 62
Recap Exercise: Advanced Wireframe Geometry 65
Wireframe Analysis and Repair 68
Why do you need to Analyze Wireframe Geometry? 70
Curve Connect Checker 71
Smoothing Curves 75
Wireframe Analysis -Recommendations 77

Student Notes:
Recap Exercise: Wireframe Analysis and Repair 79

Creating Advanced Swept Surfaces 81
What is a Swept Surface? 83
Inputs for Sweep 85
Creating a Swept Surface 102
Recap Exercise: Knob 119
Creating an Adaptive Swept Surface 133
Recap Exercise: Adaptive Swept Surface 138
Creating Advanced Blending Surfaces 151
What is a Blend? 153
Types of Blends 154
Creating Fillets using Hold Curve and Spine 155
Creating Fillets using Law 158
Creating a Blend Surface 163
Blend Surfaces Recommendations 171
Recap Exercise: Advanced Blending Surface 173

Student Notes:
Surface Analysis 177

Curvature Analysis 179
Surface Analysis -Recommendations 188
Recap Exercise: Surface Analysis 190
Additional Surface Design Tools 193
Improving Geometry Stability 194
Improving Geometry Quality 205
Checking Molded Parts 222

Introduction to Surface Design

Student Notes:
In this lesson you will revise the concepts learnt in wireframe and surfaces
course. You will later learn about managing features and Geometrical sets.
Surface Design Workbench Overview

Managing Features and Geometrical Sets
Geometrical Sets - Recommendations
Recap Exercise: Managing Features
Recap Exercise: Shampoo Bottle

Student Notes:
Surface Design Workbench Overview

You will revise the concepts learnt in Wireframe and Surfaces course.
Wireframe
Surface
Geometry Operations
Geometry

Student Notes:
Review of Surface Design Basics (1/2)
In the Surface Design Fundamentals, you have learnt the basics of creation, modification &
completion of geometry which is in the form of wireframes and surfaces. You have also learnt
about Shape design Common tools.
Here you will review the concepts learnt in wireframe and surface design course
Creating wireframe Geometry

Creating Points
Creating Lines
Creating Planes
Creating Curves
Shape Design Common Tools

About Stacking Commands
Managing Geometrical Sets

Student Notes:
Review of Surface Design Basics (2/2)
Creating Surfaces
Creating Basic surfaces
Swept surfaces
Multi-Section surfaces
Modifying the Geometry

Editing Elements,
Imposing value ranges for parameters
Identifying Parent Child relations
Using Tools
Creating Datum features
Checking Connection between elements
Updating a Part
Working on Support
Manipulating Elements.

Student Notes:
Review of Wireframe Covered in the Surface Design course
You can review the tools in the GSD Workbench already covered in the Surface Design Course.
Creating Points in 3D
Creating Lines in 3D
Creating Planes in 3D
Creating Curves in 3D

Student Notes:
Review of Surfaces covered in the Surface Design course
You can review the tools from the Generative Shape Design workbench already covered in
the Surface Design Course.
Creating a Surface from a profile

Creating an Extruded Surface
Creating a Surface of Revolution

Creating a Sphere
Creating a Surface from Boundaries

Creating a Fill Surface
Creating a Blend Surface
Creating a Surface from another Surface

Creating an Offset Surface
Creating a Lofted Surface (Multi-sections surface)


Student Notes:
Review of Operations covered in the Surface Design
course
You can review the tools from the Generative Shape Design workbench already covered in the
Surface Design Course.
Restoring Surfaces
Disassembling Surfaces
Splitting Elements
Trimming Elements
Transforming Elements
-Translating an Element
-Rotating an Element
-Applying a Symmetry to an Element
-Scaling an Element
-Creating an Affinity
-Performing an Axis-to-Axis transformation
Extrapolating Elements
Creating Near Elements

Student Notes:
Surface Design Workbench Terminology
Part is a combination of Part Body

and Geometrical Sets.
PartBody basically contains the If you create Reference Elements ; points,

features used to create a solid. It can planes, lines in Part Design Workbench ,
you have the option of directly containing
contain surfacic and wireframe
them in Part body / Body , or you can insert
elements also. a Geometric set and place these elements.
Geometrical Sets contain the

features used to create surface and
wireframe elements.
Ordered Geometric Sets(OGS)

contain surface and wireframe . The
elements in this body are created in
a linear manner. OGS can also
contain Body . Body allows
creation of Part Design Solids within
an OGS.
Body can be inserted in OGS
to contain Part Design Solids.
When you enter the Generative Shape Design workbench

Part Body is the default body available. Geometric Set,
Ordered Geometric Set can be inserted manually.

Student Notes:
Generative Shape Design Workbench
From the MENUBAR

Start/Shape/Generative Shape
Design
2
By clicking on the current Workbench
icon (top right) to access the Favourite
Workbenches window.

Student Notes:
Generative Shape Design Workbench User Interface
Workbench
Specification Icon
Tree
Sketcher
access...
Shape
Design
tools...
Containers of
type Geometric
Set , Ordered
Geometric Set
and Body
Standard
tools
This area shows
current status Command Bar

Student Notes:
Generative Shape Design Workbench User Interface (1/2)

Student Notes:
Generative Shape Design Workbench User Interface (2/2)

Student Notes:
General Surface Design Process
1
Generate the Wireframe
structure (Sketched or non-
sketched geometry)
3 2
Perform Operations Create surfaces over
4 the major portions of
on the surfaces.
Apply Dress-up the part.
features
5
Optional :
Transform the
surfaced shape
into a solid.

Student Notes:
Managing Features and Geometrical Sets

You will see the different tools to manage features and Geometrical sets.

Student Notes:
MD2/GSD Management Features versus HD2/GSD Management
Features
MD2 HD2
Functionalities
specific to the
HD2/GSD.

Student Notes:
Using the Historical Graph (1/2)
The Historical Graph allows you to display the hierarchical links between the different
features of a part.
Select the feature from which Select the Historical Graph icon.
1 2
you want to know the hierarchy.
Select the Surface Presentation to

display the surfacic hierarchical
elements.

Student Notes:
Using the Historical Graph (2/2)
To add a Graph
To remove the Graph
Reframe the Graph
Select the
4b Parameter Filter
button.
Click on plus to expand

4a the tree.
You can Edit and

modify a Parameter
directly by double
click on it
Double click a feature to edit

and modify it.

Student Notes:
Why Geometrical Set Management Tools?
In V5, during the creation and trimming of surfaces, the history of parent surfaces is kept in its
entirety in order to allow for automatic update of downstream geometry following a
modification of any parent surface. Due to this fact, the specification tree can get large and
often confusing. The tools listed below help manage this tree.
New Geometrical Set : Creates a new Geometrical Set branch in the specification tree with the
option of putting nodes from existing Geometrical Sets into it. (Allows for multiple groups
containing related elements)
Duplicating a Geometrical Set : One of the modes of this tool duplicates the Geometrical Set in
its entirety. This allows the user to edit nodes in the copied Geometrical Set without affecting
the original Geometrical Set.
Changing the Father node of a Geometrical Set : Allows the user to change the position of a
Geometrical Set in the specification tree.
Group : Hides all the nodes of a Geometrical Set except for specific nodes the user chooses to
see.

Student Notes:
Why Do You Need Ordered Geometrical Sets ?
Ordered Geometrical Sets are containers like Geometrical Sets but they have additional
behaviours and allow feature creation using Linear Methodology.
Ordered Geometrical Sets allow the user to visualize

the model progressing after each feature operation. Ordered Geometrical Set Geometrical Set Icon
Icon
User can Define in work Object to any of the feature
in Ordered Geometrical Set to study the model up to
that stage.

In an Ordered Geometrical set, intermediary steps are
not shown in 3D Display. This results in better
visualization management.
By Reordering elements in Ordered Geometrical Sets,

you can achieve different results based on Linearity.
In ordered Geometrical sets Graphical properties are

inherited from parent elements. Extrude.1 is consumed
and not displayed
In example above Split.1 will inherit

properties of Extrude.1.

Student Notes:
Creating a New Geometrical Set
1 Insert/Geometrical Set from the Menubar.
3 Click on OK to confirm. The new

Geometrical Set is added to the
specification tree.
Specify the node under which

2 the new Geometrical Set will be
inserted.
If Geometrical Set.1 was selected as

the Father, the new Geometrical Set will
be created under this node.

Student Notes:
Duplicating a Geometrical Set (1/2)
Select the Duplicate Geometrical Set icon
1 in the Replication toolbar
Select the 3 Select the corresponding generating

2
Geometrical features as shown below
Set to be
duplicated
Click on the green

arrow to reverse the
extrude direction
Click on Use identical name to just

create an identical second instance of the
selected Geometrical Set.

Student Notes:
Duplicating a Geometrical Set (2/2)
4 Click on OK to confirm the duplication


Student Notes:
Changing the Father Node of a Geometrical Set
1 Activate Change Geometrical set in the

Contextual Menu for the Geometrical Set (or
the feature) you would like to move.
3 Click on OK to confirm.
2 Select the destination node (new Father node) for

your Geometrical Set (or your feature)
The Geometrical Set moved

to its new location.

Student Notes:
Scanning a Geometrical Set
In an Geometrical set, you can take advantage of the elements creation order to study
the parts history:
3
In our example, the part looks like this : As you click the scanning icons,
the in work object changes and
so does the displayed part.
The exit icon makes
the selected feature
the in work object
Lets have a look at the

design order using Scan
or define in work object:
In work object
1
Displayed part
2 You may use it to scan

This Scan window appears:
the geometry in the
specification tree.

Student Notes:
Geometrical Sets Recommendations

You will learn about specific methods and recommendations concerning
Managing Features and Geometrical Sets.

Student Notes:
Using Geometrical Sets to organize Geometry (1/4)
Geometrical Sets can be used to not only organize the geometry in a part, but
can also be used to manage the visualization of those geometric features. Here
is how that works:
Create a Geometrical Set structure. Consider this step similar to creating a

folder structure. Make sure you rename the Geometrical Set in a
meaningful way.

Student Notes:
Move features into the appropriate Geometrical Set.


Student Notes:
Use groups to reduce the volume of features shown for any Geometrical Set.

Student Notes:
HIDE/SHOW various combinations of Geometrical Sets to visualize different

areas of the design.

Student Notes:
Ordered or Standard Geometrical Set (1/2)
GS and OGS are independent entities having different capabilities. Designer has an
option to choose GS or OGS based on the design requirement.
Here are some facts about GS and OGS listed in the following table:
SL.No Geometrical set Ordered Geometrical set

01 Elements in this set can be shuffled Elements in this set maintain the linearity with respect
irrespective of their sequence of creation to their order of creation
02 Consists of only wireframes and surfaces Consists of wireframes, surfaces and solid bodies
03 The parent element in this set is not absorbed The parent in this set is absorbed after performing an
after any operation. Hence an element can be operation
used & re-used at different levels
04 Features in this set cannot be set as in work Any feature in this set can be set as in work object
object where as the body can be set as in and the features located after it are neither accessible
work object nor visible

Student Notes:
Ordered or Standard Geometrical Set (2/2)
SL.No Geometrical set Ordered Geometrical set

05 Maintains better flexibility Maintains better linearity in design flow understanding
06 Geometrical sets cannot be switched to Ordered Geometrical sets can be switched to

Ordered geometrical sets Geometrical sets
07 Two or more Geometrical sets can be grouped These cannot be grouped
to form a Grouped Geometrical Set
08 As it consists only wireframe elements & This supports the volumes & can hold volume features
surfaces it is not compatible for Boolean this makes OGS compatible with boolean operations
operations with solid bodies with Solid bodies
This set can be recommended for use when This set can be recommended for use when working
working with non-hybrid environments and also with hybrid environments where a model is a combined
when linearity is not a criteria result of GSD & Part Design. (Also GSO sometimes).

Student Notes:
Hybrid or Non-Hybrid Bodies
SL.No Hybrid Non-Hybrid

01 Hybrid Body is recommended, when a designer Non-Hybrid body is recommended when designer
requires a combination of solid and surface opts for a method of modeling the solid features &
based modeling under a single body. surface features independently in separate bodies.
02 This is used to maintains the linearity in In this the sequence of creation is divided in
sequence of feature creation. different bodies based on surfacic OR solid
features.
Hybrid bodies are recommended when the Non Hybrid bodies are recommended when the model
modeling requires surfacic parents or volumes can be built using only solids OR only surfaces.

Managing Features
Student Notes:
Recap Exercise
15 min
Create the necessary Geometric Sets

Relocate features into the appropriate
Geometric Set
Hide/Show combinations of Geometric
Sets

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself (1/2)
Part used:
CATGSD_F_Managing_Features_and_Geometrical_Sets_Recap_begin.CATPart
1. Create new Geometrical
Sets to form a logical feature
organizational structure.
2. Relocate features into

the appropriate Geometric
set. For clarity, you will be
relocating features
according to the name the
feature has been provided.

Student Notes:
3. Visualize only the FINAL PART.
4. Create a GROUP for the Wireframe Geometric Set.

End Part:CATGSD_F_Managing_Features_and_Geometrical_Sets_Recap_end.CATPart

Shampoo Bottle
Student Notes:
Recap Exercise: Surface Design Overview

40 min
In this exercise you will:
Create, analyse and modify the wireframes and surfaces using

advance tools of Generative Shape Design
Learn that, high quality surface can be achieved using advance
tools of Generative Shape Design

Student Notes:
Design Intent: Shampoo Bottle (1/2)
A dipped handle for better hold and grip
Smooth surfaces
for better aesthetics Blunt edges for safe handling
A surface with a better An optimized wireframe structure

Topology for problem free helping easy modifications during
machining of the dies change in Shapes and Styling

Student Notes:
Design Intent: Shampoo Bottle (2/2)
Build the Shampoo Bottle geometry using the shown specifications

Student Notes:
Design Process: Shampoo Bottle (1/2)
1
Create Basic Multi-
Section Surface from
given Wireframe 2
Analyze the
Surface
5
Smoothen the Multi-
3
Section surface 4
specifying the Modify the
Deviation Create the Multi-Section surface wireframe
using the modified wireframe
6
Create the Neck of
the bottle
7
Create a Bitangent fillet at the
bottom without specifying Hold
curve and complete the model

Student Notes:
Design Process: Shampoo Bottle (2/2)
8
Analyze the surface for
broken fillet at the
bottom
9
10
Modify the Bitangent Create a Hold curve using
Fillet using Hold intersection and
curve and spine spine using
curve Smooth
11
Create the
Bottle Handle

Student Notes:
Do it Yourself (1/11)
Part Used: CATGSD_F_Shampoo Bottle_Start.CatPart
Create Basic surfaces using the given wireframe. This surface will then be
analyzed for quality
Create a Multi-Section surface from the given sections and guide curves
Closing point 3
Guide 6
Section 3
Closing point 2
Section 2
Guide 4
Guide 3
Guide 5
Guide 1
Guide 2
Closing point 1
Section 1

Student Notes:
Analyze the surface quality visually
Apply the material specifications to the surfaces-
DS Light Blue
You will find the distortion on the surface formed
by three edges, at the converging point
Change the View to Shading with Edges mode.
You will Create the Isoparametric curves to see

the segmentation of the surface
Invoke the Isoparametric curves function

Insert > Wireframe > Isoparametric curves
Select a point on the surface(support) where

you would require the curve. Swap U V if
required contextually, and confirm OK to
create the curve
You will observe that the Isoparametric curves intersect

Similarly extract the few more Isoparametric each other at the same converging point. This signifies
curves. that the surface is NOT of good quality.

Student Notes:
To improve the surface quality you will improve the quality of wireframe.
Modify the wireframe to achieve a good quality surface Point.4 Point.5

Deactivate all the Isoparametric curves before modifications
Create Four points using Point on Curve Circle.1
Name Curve Ref Point Length
Point 2 Circle 1 Near 3 3 mm

Point.3 Point.2
Once you finish the modification of wireframe.

You can activate the Isoparametric curves to
visualize the changes.Deactivate or delete
these curves after your study.
Wireframe with guide curves Wireframe modified to achieve

converging at same point. a good quality surface.

Student Notes:
Modify Guide curves using the new points to overcome
the problem of point converged surface
Replace the end points(Near.3 and Near.4)
of Splines 1,2,3 and 4 by new points created
Smooth Edge
Multi-section surface gets updated according to the

modified wireframe. A smooth edge is created on the
surface forming two faces which would affect the
aesthetics of the bottle.
Specify deviation value in smooth parameter

box to achieve smooth surface
Edit Multi-section surface and select the
Deviation checkbox in smooth parameters
Specify the value as 0.001mm (default value)

and click OK
With the smoothing parameters the two faces are converted into a
single face. This is achieved by specifying the Deviation parameter.

Student Notes:
Create the top portion of the bottle

Plane.2
Create Circle.4 of type Center and Radius
Center: Point.1, Support: Plane. 2
Radius: 12mm
Create fill.1 by filling Circle.1
Extrude Circle.4 to create neck portion of the bottle (Extrude.1)

Direction : XY Plane
Limit 1 : Up to plane.1
Circle.1 Extrude.1 Circle.4
Fill.1

Student Notes:
Create a fillet at the bottom of the bottle

Sketch a Rectangular Profile into Sketch.3 on XY Plane.
Profile :100X150mm
Orientation of
Create fill.2 by filling Sketch.3 Sketch.3
Extrapolate Multi-Section Surface.1 up to 20mm using

Curvature Continuity and Tangent continuity as
Propagation .
Extrapol.1
Sketch.3 Fill .2

Student Notes:
Create Intersection.9 between Sketch.1

and ZX Plane.creating the points Near.7
and Near.8 from Intersection.9.
(Use Plane.7 and Plane.8 as reference)
Create Bitangent Fillet between Fill.2 and

Extrapol.1, specify sketch.1 as a Spine.
Use Implicit Law to define the radius.
R4
R12
Near.7
Near.2 Implicit Law

Near.1
Near.8
Sketch.1
Law Parameters as specified
Clear the default selection in the box if any. Select all 4 points manually as specified.

Student Notes:
Observe that fillet.1 has a broken faces at few of areas.To overcome this, you will
have to use the advance options of Bitangent fillet to achieve a good quality surface.
Create a smoother Spine

Create Intersection.10 between Extrapol.1and XY Plane
Split the Intersection.10 by YZ Plane
Smooth the resultant curve(Split.1) using Curve Smooth
Symmetry Curve Smooth.1 about YZ plane
Join Curve Smooth.1 and Symmetry.1 to form Join.1
Broken faces
Extrapol.1
Join.1
Intresection.10

Student Notes:
Create a Hold Curve

Spline
Create a Spline on YZ plane passing through co-ordinates Hold Curve
H= 65, V =16
H= 0, V = 4
H= -65 , V =16
Keeping origin as reference point.
Using Spline as input curve, create an Extrude(Extrude.2) of
length 40mm each side
YZ plane Extrude.2
Create an Intersection.11 between Extrude.2 and Extrapol.1
Modify the Bitangent Fillet.1

Replace the spine by Join.1 and select Intersection.11 as a Hold Curve
Intersection.11(Hold Curve)
Observe the modified fillet surface getting improved after using
advance options
Join.1(Spine)

Student Notes:
Create the Handle portion of the bottle
Create a plane.11 at distance of 210mm from XY Plane
using offset Plane function This arc will coincided with Intersection.8
and Intersection.13
Create an intersection.12 and Intersection.13 Plane.11
First Element : Plane.11
Second Element : Circle.2 + Circle.3
Create two Arcs of Radius 70 mm in Sketch.4 on YZ

plane. Create a sketch output for one of the arcs
This arc will coincided with Intersection.7

and Intersection.12
Create Sketch
Output of this Arc
Create Extrude.3 and Extrude.4 surface using sketch.4

along YZ direction with the length 30mm both sides.

Student Notes:
Create the Fillets(Blunt Edges) at Handle and neck area of the bottle
Create a BiTangent fillet of radius 3 mm between:

Extrude.4
First Element Second Element Extrude.3
Extrude.3 Fillet.1
Extrude.4 Fillet.2
Fillet.3 Fill.1
Fillet.1
Create a Trim.1 between Fillet.4 and Extrude.1 to achieve Trim.1

hole neck opening
End Part: CATGSD_F_Shampoo_Bottle_End.CATPart

This exercise will demonstrate that surfaces of high quality can be achieved using advance tools of
Generative Shape Design

Creating Advanced Wireframe Features

Student Notes:
This lesson will cover the following advanced wireframe geometry topics:
About this Lesson

MD2/GSD Wireframe versus HD2/GSD Wireframe
Creating an Extremum
Creating a Connect Curve
Recap Exercise: Advanced Wireframe Geometry

Student Notes:
About this Lesson
In this lesson you will learn and practice the advanced wireframe tools of Generative
Shape design workbench .You will also perform an exercise at the end of the lesson in
which you will practice these tools.
You will learn the following tools in this lesson:
Extremum points
Curve Connects
Along with this you will also learn a few Recommendations and Tips to
achieve better quality wireframes.
Curve Connect
Extremum

Student Notes:
MD2/GSD Wireframe versus HD2/GSD Wireframe
The Generative Shape Design workbench while in MD2 and HD2 configurations have many
common functionalities. Within HD2 you will discover new functionalities that are not in MD2 and
also advanced capabilities in some functions that exist in both workbenches.
MD2 HD2
Functionality common but

with more capabilities Functionalities specific to
within HD2. the Generative Shape
Design workbench in HD2

Student Notes:
Creating an Extremum
You will learn what an Extremum is and how to create it.

Student Notes:
Why Create an Extremum?
In order to help CATIA find the maximum or minimum point of a curve or surface along any
direction chosen by the user.
The element might be a sketch, a 3D curve or line, a surface or a solid face.

Z
X Y
Maximum Extremum on a solid Z

face along the Z Axis
Y
X
Maximum Extremum on a Curve

along the Z Axis
Minimum Extremum on a
Surface along the X Axis

Student Notes:
Creating a Connect Curve

You will learn how to create a connect curve within the Generative Shape
Design workbench.

Student Notes:
Review of Connect Curve from Surface Design Course
Recall that in the Surface Design course, you created a Connect Curve that connects two points
on two curves allowing you to control the continuity and shape as shown using type: Normal.
Connect Curves created Curve 1.

with the Normal option.
Curve 2. Curve 3.
Curve 1 connect curve Curve endpoints can be

created with Continuity used as well as points
set to curvature. along each curve.
Curve 2 connect curve
created with continuity
set to tangency.
created with continuity Curves to connect.
set to point.

Student Notes:
What is a connect curve created with Base Curve?
In the Generative Shape Design workbench (under HD2 configuration), you can create a Connect
Curve that connects two points or two curves by keeping nearly the same shape as a reference
curve: the Base Curve.
Connect Curves created

with the Base Curve
option.
Curve 1.
Curve 3.
Curve 2.
created with the
CurveA base curve.
created with the CurveA. CurveC
CurveB base curve.
Set of Base Curves.
CurveB
created with the
CurveC base curve.
Curves to connect.

Advanced Wireframe Geometry

Student Notes:
Recap Exercise
15 min
In this exercise you will work on the wireframe mesh.
You will be creating a fine wireframe from a given set of

curves using connect curves.
You will also create a extremums on these curves and

use them to determine the maximum distance of the
door from the absolute axis system.

Student Notes:
Part used: CATGSD_F_Connect_Curve_Start.CATPart
Identify the broken curves in the given curve mesh and create a connecting
curve using connect curve.
Broken areas on the curves
Select the parameters as shown in the image.
With Curvature continuity
Tension: 1
Join each of the connect curve created with its
parent curves to achieve single curve.
First Curve
First Point
Second Point
Second Curve

Student Notes:
Create an Extremum on the curves in ZX direction.

Distance between ZX plane and
Check the Min box.
Extremum points
Select the input parameters as
shown in the panel. ZX plane
Repeat this for all the curves
You can determine the maximum distance of the Extremums on the curve
door from absolute axis by measuring highest
extremum point.
End Part: CATGSD_F_Connect_Curve_End.CATPart

Wireframe Analysis and Repair

Student Notes:
This lesson will cover the following Wireframe Analysis and Repair topics:
About this Lesson

Why do you need to Analyze Wireframe Geometry?
Curve Connect Checker
Smoothing Curves
Wireframe Analysis -Recommendations
Recap Exercise: Wireframe Analysis and Repair

Student Notes:
About this Lesson
In this lesson you will learn and practice the advanced wireframe analysis tools of
Generative Shape Design workbench .You will also perform an exercise at the end
of the lesson in which you will practice these tools.
Along with understanding what is wireframe analysis, you will also see the
recommendations for performing the wireframe.
In this Lesson you will learn tools like,

Connect Checker
Smoothing Curves

Student Notes:
Why do You need to Analyze Wireframe Geometry?
When a surface is created from wireframe, many of the surfaces characteristics are
derived from the wireframes characteristics.
If a curve has an inflection, the surface will have an inflection.

If a curve has a tangency discontinuity, the surface will have a tangency discontinuity.
If a curve has a curvature discontinuity, the surface will have a curvature discontinuity.
If a curve has a geometric flaw, the surface will have a geometric flaw.
You probably get the idea..

Surface with tangent
discontinuity
Curve with tangent

discontinuity
Many times the issue with the curve cannot be seen by the naked eye. Therefore, the
tools covered in this lesson are very important in assuring a high quality surfaced part.

Student Notes:
Connect Checker
You will learn how to use the Connect Checker tool to analyze the curvature
discontinuities on curves.

Student Notes:
Why the Connect Checker ?
For wireframe based surface modeling, it is necessary to use curves that are continuous
in tangency and in curvature. The connect checker allows you to detect the point,
tangency or curvature discontinuities in order to smooth the non-continuous curves :
G0 (mm)
G1 (deg)
G2 (%)
G3 (deg)
Overlap Defect.
This curve is discontinuous in

tangency.
Building a circle sweep on it, you
get a surface that is not

continuous in tangency.

Student Notes:
How to use the Connect Checker ? (1/2)
This tool allows you to detect the G0, G1, G2 and G3 discontinuities on curves.
1 Select the Connect Checker icon 2 Select the Analysis Type

and the curve to analyse. you want to process.
G0 analysis G2 analysis
The G0 discontinuities are displayed on the analyzed The G2 discontinuities are displayed on the analyzed
curve. curve.
The G1 discontinuities are displayed on the analyzed The G3 discontinuities are not displayed on the
curve. analyzed curve.

Student Notes:
How to use the Connect Checker ? (2/2)
3 Select the Quick tab.
This option allows the user to give thresholds

below which the discontinuity is not detected.
Click OK to confirm. The Connect Checker

4 Analysis is added to the specification tree :
Display of the maximum discontinuity

values on the curve.

Student Notes:
Smoothing Curves
You will learn how to smooth curves.

Student Notes:
Why Smoothing Curves?
Sometimes when you want to create a sweep for instance, CATIA warns you that the
profile curve is not continuous in tangency and that it could not build the geometry as
you wish. The Smoothing Curve function allows you to clean these curves from
distance,Curvature and tangency discontinuity.
We want to create a
Line-type sweep
from this curve
using the plane as
reference surface.
We need to smooth the curve

before generating the sweep
as sweep operation is giving
an error as shown above.
We can see the

discontinuity
points and their
Using the smoothed
values to correct
curve, we can create
the curve.
the swept surface.

Student Notes:
Wireframe Analysis Recommendations

You will learn about specific methods and recommendations concerning the
use of wireframe analysis and repair.

Student Notes:
Cautions for using Curve Smooth
Curve Smooth repair internal curve flaws such as:

- Tangent discontinuities Original curve
- Curvature discontinuities
by selecting the curve you want to repair.
After
smoothing
However, you should always use Porcupine
Curvature Analysis after performing the
operation as the resultant curve may not be as
smooth as you would wish.
This is especially true when the Maximum
deviation value is small. As a general rule, the
larger the flaw, the larger the Maximum
deviation value.

Wireframe Analysis and Repair

Student Notes:
Recap Exercise
10 min
Perform a Connect Checker

Analysis
Repair the curve using Curve
Smooth

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself
Part used: CATGSD_F_Wireframe_Analysis_Recap.CATPart
Perform a Connect Checker analysis.
Validate the discontinuity

for all the curves
Repair the curve using Curve Smooth.
Rectify the discontinuity Using

correct threshold value obtained

from Curve checker analysis

Creating Advanced Swept Surfaces

Student Notes:
This lesson will cover the following Advanced Swept Surface topics:
About this Lesson

What is a Swept Surface?
Inputs for Sweep
Creating a Swept Surface
Recap Exercise: Knob
Creating an Adaptive Swept Surface
Recap Exercise: Adaptive Swept Surface

Student Notes:
About this Lesson
In this lesson you will be learning how to create different types of Swept Surfaces
(Line,Circle,Conic surfaces) and Adaptive Swept surfaces.
You will be creating a Parts Knob and Housing at the end of this lesson.
Along with knowing how to create different type of Swept surfaces, you will learn
about the inputs required to create these surfaces such as,
Spine Inputs for Swept Line type Sweep Circle type Sweep
Surface
Laws
Knob
Inputs forAdaptive Adaptive Swept

Adaptive Swept Surface Swept Surface Surface

Student Notes:
What is a Swept Surface?
A swept surface is one that is created by sweeping a particular type of profile through
space to form a surface. Each swept surface will follow along one or more guide curves.
There are five types of swept surfaces:
Line Circle Conic Explicit Adaptive

For Line, Circle, and Conic sweeps, CATIA will generate the profile for you.

Student Notes:
Show Me...
Scenario: Create an Explicit Sweep.
Let us show you through a simple scenario the general process to create an Explicit Sweep.

Student Notes:
Inputs for Sweep

You will learn about the Inputs used when creating Swept Surfaces
Law
Spine

Student Notes:
Laws
You will learn how to create laws and use them to Generatate Shape Design
Elements, such as Swept surface, fillets.

Student Notes:
What are Laws?
Parametric surfaces created require certain input parameters to define them.
Example of input parameters can be length or angle parameters. When you
input a numeric value, the parameter will remain constant throughout the
entire development of the surface. When you desire a particular input to vary,
you must use a LAW.
Types of Laws.
There are basically three types of Laws: Linear , S Type and Advanced
Linear Law S Type Law Advanced Law

Linear and S Type laws are defined by simple parameter input in a panel.
An Advanced Law requires you to define geometry in the part : a reference and a definition curve.

Student Notes:
What are Advanced Laws?
An advanced law is computed as the distance between points on the reference

line and their matching points onto the definition curve.
Definition Curve
The law define the variations of d along L.
L Reference Line
The law is defined on the

common length between
both entities.

Student Notes:
Where can Laws be used (1/2)
Laws can be used in situations where the curves or surfaces that are being
created vary according to a pattern / mathematical equation.
The curve shown here has been created using Law in
the Knowledgeware Law editor
Once this law is created, it can be used in GSD

commands.
Radius of the Shape Fillet shown here varies according to

the S law that can be defined while creating shape fillet.

Student Notes:
Where can Laws be used (2/2)
Laws can be used wherever you see a law button near an input field. As you
can see below, there are many places you can use a law.

Student Notes:
Creating a Linear Law
A Linear law is one where the parameter varies between two values in a
linear fashion. No geometry is created.
Select the Law button
next to the desired
1 2 3 4
parameter.
Select Linear in the Key in the start and
law panel. Select Close. 5
end parameters.
The parameter field is
dimmed, indicating that
a law is used for that
parameter.
6
Click on OK to create
the surface using the
law.

Student Notes:
Creating an S Type Law
An S Type law is one where the parameter varies between two values in an s-
shaped fashion. No geometry is created.
Select the Law button
next to the desired 4
1 2 3
parameter.
Select S type in the Key in the start and Select Close.
law panel. 5
end parameters.
The parameter field is
dimmed, indicating that
a law is used for that
parameter.
6
Click on OK to create
the surface using the
law.

Student Notes:
Creating an Advanced Law
Create an evolution function from existing geometry.
For an Advanced Law, the first thing you must do is

1 Select the Law Icon. create two pieces of geometry in two sketches
somewhere in the part. These represent the Reference
and Definition curves.
2 Select the line you want as reference line.
Reference
Select the line or curve you want as definition
3 curve for the evolution law.
Definition curve
Fix a X value or use the

manipulators to see the
corresponding Y value
Click on OK to confirm. The law is added

4 to the Specification Tree.
When the reference line and definition curve do not

present the same length, only the common area is
used to compute the law.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself
CATGSD_Laws_DoIt_UseLaw.CATPart.CATPart
Use S type Law in length while creating a

Sweep.
Create Sweep of type Two limits.(Use
the curves).
Use Law , of S type and Linear
type(Values : 0 , 50)
Use Advanced Law inside Law tab and Use
the Law.1 available in the part attached.
Input curves
Surface following the

Law.
Output Sweep

Student Notes:
Creating a Spine
You will learn what a Spine is and how to create it.

Student Notes:
What is a Spine ?
If you want to fix an orientation for your surface sections you will have to define a
Spine.The surface sections created are perpendicular to the spine defined.For the
Swept and Lofted surface, there is a default spine (the guide or a computation
from the guides)
The swept sections may be oriented by another
Spine (not the default one). For instance you
Guide want to get the swept sections perpendicular
Curve to the green spine:
Spine
Swept sections are
Swept sections are perpendicular to the Spine.
perpendicular to the
guide curve
Profile
In this Swept surface, the Spine is, by

default, the guide curve. Each section of
the swept surface is perpendicular to this
Guide Curve
The Spine icon will allow you to create a curve that will be used later as a spine
There are two ways to build a spine :
Curve normal to a list of ordered planes Spine curve computed from

or planar curves several guide curves

Student Notes:
What types of Surfaces use Spines ?
Spines are used to create the following types of surfaces:
Line Sweep
Explicit Sweep
Circle Sweep
Conic Sweep
Multi-sections
surface

Student Notes:
Default Spines
It is not necessary to explicitly specify a Spine for all of the types of surfaces
that require a spine.
For Swept surfaces, the first

guide curve chosen will be
the Spine if nothing else is
specified in the Spine field.
For Multi-sections surface,
if a Spine is not specified, it
will be computed for you.
First guide
curve chosen

Student Notes:
Creating a Spine from Planes and Planar Curves
1
Select the Spine Icon.
You can also select a start point.

Successively select planes or The point is projected onto the first plane
2 as the spine starting point.
planar profiles.
Click OK to confirm. The

3
Spine is added to the
specification tree.
Use these three buttons to replace,
delete or add a plane or a profile.

Student Notes:
Creating a Spine from Guide Curves
1
Select the Spine Icon.
2 Click in the field Guide
3 Select the Guide Curves
Click OK to confirm. The Spine is added to

4 the specification tree.
Use these three buttons to

replace, delete or add a plane
or a profile.
Sweep using the default spine Sweep using the user
(guide curve 1) created spine

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself
Part used: CATGSD_SpineDoIt_UseSpine.CATPart
Modify the given Sweep and Multi-section surface

by using a new spine.
Create the spine with the three planes
provided.
Modify the Sweep using the new created spine
Sweep with default spine Sweep with new spine
Modify the Multi-section surface with the new

created spine.

Student Notes:
Creating a Swept Surfaces

You will learn about creating different types of swept surfaces
Line Sweep Circle Sweep Conic Sweep


Student Notes:
Creating Line Type Swept Surfaces

You will learn how to create swept surfaces using Linear Profiles

Student Notes:
What is a Line Sweep?
A particular surface which is created by sweeping a generated line segment along one
or two guide curves
Depending upon the subtypes, you will

have to specify the guide curve(s),
reference surfaces, the orientation,
and the size.
Guiding Curve
Line segment
generated by
CATIA Reference Plane

Student Notes:
Creating a Line-type Swept Surface : Two Limits
1 Line type : Subtype : Two limits
2 Click on the Line icon, then select the Two limits subtype and the two guide curves.
If no spine is selected the first

guide curve is used as spine.
You can select the
second guide curve
Guide curve 1
as middle curve
instead of entering
length values (same
as Limit and middle Length 1
subtype)
Length 2
Guide curve 2
3 Confirm surface creation

Student Notes:
Creating a Line-type Swept Surface : Reference Surface
1 Line type : Subtype : With reference surface
Click on the Line icon, then select the With reference surface subtype, the guide curve and the
2 reference surface. Key in an angle value and define the length of the surface.
If no spine is selected the first guide

curve is used as spine.
Length 2
Angle between
Length 1
the sweep and
the reference
surface.
Guide curve Angle

Reference surface

Student Notes:
Creating a Line-type Swept Surface : Tangency Surface
1 Line type : Subtype : With tangency surface
Click on the Line icon, then select the With tangent surface subtype, the guide curve and the
2 tangency surface.
If no spine is selected the first guide curve

is used as spine.
Guide
curve 1
Tangency
surface

Student Notes:
Creating a Line Type Swept Surface : Draft Sweep (1/3)
2 Select the sweep with draft

direction as sweep type :
Select a guide curve and a draft direction :

3
Choose a draft computation mode :

4

Student Notes:
5 Select the way you want the draft angle to evolve :
You can specify different

draft angle values at any
point created on the guide
curve.
The draft angle value is

constant all the guide
curve long, unless a
Law is defined.
You can specify a different

draft angle value for each

segment of the guide curve
that is continuous in
tangency (G1 segments).

Student Notes:
6 Select a relimitation mode for each side of the swept surface :
Implicit 0 value : Length starting from guide curve

extremum :
The surface limitation is the guide curve.
The surface length is calculated
from the guide curve extremum in
the draft direction.
Extremum on the guide

curve in the draft
direction
Length :
The surface limitation is defined by a
length between the guide curve and the
surface edge.
Length along Surface:

The length is used as an Euclidean parallel
curve distance to relimit the swept surface
.
Up to plane or surface :
The sweep is relimited by a surface or a plane. Euclidean parallel curve

Student Notes:
Creating Circle Type Swept Surfaces

You will learn how to create swept surfaces using Circular Profiles

Student Notes:
What is a Circle Sweep?
A particular surface which is created by sweeping a generated circular arc along

several guiding conditions.
Guide Curve
Guide Curve
Circular arc
generated by
CATIA

Student Notes:
Creating a Circle-type Swept Surface : Two Guides and Radius
1 Circle type : Subtype : Two guides and radius
Click on the Circle icon, then select the Two guides and radius subtype, the two guide curves and the
2 radius.
If no spine is selected the first

guide curve is used as spine.
Radius
In case of several solutions you can check them

all and then select one of them (Highlighted
color = active solution)

Student Notes:
Creating a Circle-type Swept Surface : Center and Radius
1 Circle type : Subtype : Center and radius
2 Click on the Circle icon, then select the Center and radius subtype, a center curve and a radius.
If no spine is selected the center

curve is used as spine.

Student Notes:
Creating a Circle-type Swept Surface : One Guide and Tangency
Surface
1
Circle type : Subtype : One Guide and Tangency Surface
Click on the Circle icon, then select the one guide and tangency surface as subtype. Select the
2 guide curve, the tangency surface, and key in a radius sufficient to link the guide curve and the
tangency surface.
In case of several solutions you can check them all and then select
one of them (orange color = active solution)

Student Notes:
Creating Conic Type Swept Surfaces

You will learn how to create swept surfaces using Conical Profiles

Student Notes:
Creating a Conic Type Swept Surface : Two Guide Curves
1 Conical type : Subtype : Two Guide curves
2 Click on the Conic icon, then select Two guide curves

and their tangency supports.
Define an angle between the swept surface and the

tangency surface
Set the parameter value (ranges from 0 to 1) indicating

the sweep proximity to the spine.

Student Notes:
Creating a Conical-type Swept Surface : Five Guide Curves
1 Conical type : Subtype : Five Guide curves
2 Click on the Conic icon, then select Five guide

curves.
Five Guide Curves
You can specify a Spine curve. The

default spine is always the first guide

curve.

Knob
Student Notes:
Recap Exercise: Swept Surface

40 min
In this exercise you will:

Build a Knob model using a given wireframe.
Use Line and Circle Swept Surfaces to generating the
Knob shapes.
Design a law and use it to define the shape of the fillets
Finally, apply dress up features and complete the model

Student Notes:
Design Intent: Knob
A surface with a better Attractive Shape & Styling for better

Topology for problem free aesthetics
machining of the die
Optimum draft on outer surface Sufficient hold area for easy

for easy ejection from the mold rotation with less effort

Student Notes:
Design process: Knob
1
Design Basic
Surfaces
3 Create Laws
Design the Intermediate
Surfaces
4
Design the Final
Surfaces

Student Notes:
Part Used: CATGSD_F_Knob_Start.Catpart
Create the basic surface of the Knob using the given wireframe
Create the first swept surface using the Base sketch
Sweep type Line & Subtype with draft direction
Use Base sketch as Guide Curve 1
Draft direction XY Plane
Draft angle 4 deg and square wholly defined
Enter Length.2 as 25 mm
Create the second swept surface using

Spline.1 as a Guide curve.1 with the same
specifications as the first sweep.
Draft angle 10deg
Enter Length.2 equal to 15 mm.
Sweep.1 from
Base Sketch Sweep.2 from
Spline

Student Notes:
Create a Blend.1 surface between Spline.1 and Line.1
Spline
Blend Surface
Line.1
Create an Extrude from Circle.1. This extrude will be used to create Sweep.3.
Extrude it by 20 mm normal to ZX Plane. Extrude.1
Circle.1

Student Notes:
Create a Sweep.3. Use previously created extrude to create it.

Type: Circle. Sub type: Two guides and tangency surface
Limit curve with tangency: Circle.1
Tangency surface: Extrude.1
Limit curve: Circle.2
Extrude.1 Sweep.3
Sweep.1 Sweep.2
Circle.1
Circle. 2
Blend.1
Contents of the Basic Surfaces

Geometrical Set.

Student Notes:
Create a law to define the shape of the fillet.
To create a Law, you need to specify the Reference and Definition curves.
Make Geometrical set Laws Active
Sketch the Reference for the law in to Positioned Sketch.2 (Law.1Ref).
Sketch the Definition for the law in to Positioned Sketch.3 (Law.2 Def)
as shown in the picture. Use following Inputs for both Sketches:
Origin: Part Origin. Orientation: X axis, Reference:ZX plane.
Sketch for Reference
Sketch for Definition

This is a Reference Curve previously

created in sketch.2

Student Notes:
Access the law command to create the law.

This Law will then be used to define the shape of the fillet
Sketch for Definition
Sketch for Reference


Student Notes:
Create Intermediate surfaces which will be used as inputs to create final Knob
(Work in Object Intermediate surfaces)
Create a Bitangent Shape fillet between Blend.1 and Sweep.2
Sweep.2
Blend.1
Specify the
law you
created here

Student Notes:
Create a Symmetry.2 of this Fillet.1 about ZX Plane.

Create a Join.1 between Fillet.1 and Symmetry.2
Symmetry
of Fillet.1
Create a Symmetry(Symmetry.3) of Sweep.3 about ZX plane. Join.1 Check connexity off

Create a Join.2 between Sweep.3 & and Symmetry.3
Symmetry.3
Sweep.3
ZX plane
Join.2

Student Notes:
Create the final Knob using the Basic surfaces and the Intermediate surfaces.
(Work in Object Final surfaces)
Trim Sweep.1 from Basic Surfaces with Join.2 from Intermediate Surfaces.
Join.2 Sweep.1
Remove this side
of Sweep.1
Remove this
side of Join.2

Student Notes:
Show Join.1.
Trim Join.1 with previously created Trim.1
Remove this side of
Join.1 Trim.1
Remove this side of

Join.1
Trim.1

Student Notes:
Apply Variable radius fillet to the edge shown. The radius value at the ends is 3mm
and at the middle is 4mm.

Student Notes:
Apply Edge fillet of 1.5mm radius to the edge shown.
Apply Edge fillet to the two Edges.

End part: CATGSD_F_Knob_End.CATPart

Student Notes:
Creating an Adaptive Swept Surface

You will learn about Adaptive Swept Surface and how to create it.

Student Notes:
What is an Adaptive Swept Surface.
This particular sweep uses a Sketch as Implicit profile along a Guiding Curve. The
guiding curve is used as the default spine.
Guiding Curve
The Sketch has been

designed in context directly
from the dialog box and
represents a connex profile By giving some points, you
Sketch will define automatically
intermediate sections on the
spine.
You can modify the

constraints defined in the

original sketch independently
for each section.

Student Notes:
What are the differences with the other Swept Surfaces?
An Adaptive sweep is always defined from a sketch. This leads to build a surface
that inherits from the sketch constraints scheme on the whole surface. Besides
you can create on the fly intermediate sections along the guiding curve and
modify the constraints independently in each section.
In an adaptive sweep, the In the Explicit sweep the

surface inherits from the surface does not inherit from
sketch constraints. the constraints defined in the
sketch.
What does that mean ?
If we analyse the connections If we analyse the connections

between the surfaces, there is between the surfaces, there are

a few acceptable tangency important tangency discontinuities.
discontinuity areas.

Student Notes:
Creating an Adaptive Swept Surface (1/2)
1
Select the Adaptive Sweep icon.
2 Select the Guide Curve and the Sketch to be swept.
Guiding Curve
Sketch
Select predefined points

3 or vertices on the guide Intermediate
curve to add intermediate sections
sections.

Student Notes:
Creating an Adaptive Swept Surface (2/2)
Under the Parameters tab, you can modify the constraints defined in the original
4 sketch for each section independently
Use this icon to 75 mm radius

remove a section
5 Click OK to confirm
the surface creation
22 mm radius

Housing
Student Notes:
Recap Exercise: Adaptive Swept Surface

30 min
In this exercise you will Create a part (Housing) in which you

will be practicing Adaptive Swept surface.

Student Notes:
Design process: Housing
1
Design Basic surfaces for
building main body of the
housing
2
Create the main body of the
housing using Adaptive
swept surface and extrude
3
Extract the boundaries
4 of the main body and
Create flange surface and create flange surfaces
split it from the main body
to form the trimmed flange
5
Create tubular
serrations on the
main body and fillet
the sharp edges

Student Notes:
Part Used: CATGSD_F_Adaptive_Sweep_Start.CatPart
Create the basic surface of the Housing using the given wireframe
Create an Extrude.1 from Sketch.1 up to Plane .2
in the ZX direction
Sketch.3 Plane.2
Create an Extrude.2 from Sketch.2 up to distance 50mm

in the ZX direction Sketch.2
Sketch.1
Create an Extrude.3 from Sketch.3 up to distance 50mm

Plane.3
in the ZX direction
Extract a Boundary.1 of Extrude.1/edge.1,Keep the propogation

Tangent Continuity.
Plane.1
Extrude.3
Sketch.3
Sketch.2
Extrude.2
Boundary.1

Student Notes:
Create an Adaptive swept surface(Adaptive sweep.1) as per the parameters shown:
Sketch.1
Sketch.2
Sketch creation Box

Point.3
Sketch.4 Extrude.2
1. Refer to the next slide for detail Sketch and Dimensions.

2. Point.3 is to be created at the extremity of Sketch.2 using
Modify the Deviation to 0.01mm contextual menu.

Student Notes:
Create a Sketch.4 as shown below
Sketch.4
Sketch.1
Sketch.2
It is recommended that the sketch.4 used for

creating Adaptive swept surface is to be created
contextually by sketch creation box in Adaptive
swept panel
Hide the surfaces and Sketches for convenience while creating the profile in the Sketcher

Student Notes:
Create an Adaptive swept surface(Adaptive sweep.2) as per the parameters shown:
Boundary.1
Sketch creation Box
Sketch.3
Sketch.5
Point.4
Extrude.3
Modify the Deviation to 0.01mm

1. Refer to the next slide for detail Sketch and Dimensions.

2. Point.4 is to be created at the extremity of Sketch.3 using
contextual menu.

Student Notes:
Create a Sketch.5 as shown below
Sketch.5
Sketch.3
Boundary.1
It is recommended that the sketch.5 used for

creating Adaptive swept surface is to be created
contextually by sketch creation box in Adaptive
swept panel
Hide the surfaces and Sketches for convenience while creating the profile in the Sketcher

Student Notes:
Create a Join.1 between Extrude.1,Extrude.2, Extrude.3, Adaptive sweep.1 and
Adaptive sweep.2
Extrude.3
Extract Boundary.2 and Boundary.3 of join.1 Extrude.1
Boundary.2
Adaptive Sweep.1
Adaptive Sweep.2
Extrude.2
Boundary.3
Create a Line swept surface(Sweep.1) from the following parameters:

Sweep subtype:With Draft Direction, Guide Curve 1:Boundary.2
Direction:XY plane, Angle:90deg, Length 1= 6mm
Create a Line swept surface(Sweep.2) from the following parameters:

Sweep subtype:With Draft Direction, Guide Curve 1:Boundary.3
Direction:XY plane, Angle:90deg, Length 1: 6mm
Sweep.1 Sweep.2

Student Notes:
Create a Bi-tangent fillet (Fillet.1) between Sweep.2 and Join.1
Radius:R 2.0mm
Create a Bi-tangent fillet (Fillet.2) between Fillet.1 and Sweep.1
Radius:R 2.0mm
Create a Point.5 and Point.6 as shown: Fillet.2

Point.5: On Plane.3, H=0, V=0
Point.6: On Plane.1, H=0, V=0
Fillet.1
Create a Positioned Sketch.6 on YZ Plane,
Projection point:Point.5, orientation: Y axis

Projection point:Point.6, orientation: Y axis
Sketch.6 Sketch.7
Coincide Center of R2
Corner with VH origin

Student Notes:
Create Extrude.4 and Extrude.5 from Sketch.6 and Sketch.7 respectively
Direction :YZ plane
Distance : 75mm on both side
Split(Split..1) fillet.2. Specify Extrude.4 and

Extrude.5 as cutting elements
Extrude.5
Extrude.4 Split.1

Student Notes:
Create a Positioned Sketch.8 on ZX Plane,
Projection point:Part origin, orientation: Implicit
Create an Extrude.6 from sketch.8 in the ZX direction

Limit 1:80mm
Limit 2:425mm

Projection point:Part origin, orientation: Implicit

Student Notes:
Create an Extrude.7 from sketch.9 in the YZ direction
Limit 1:120mm
Limit 2:120mm
Rectangular Pattern(Rectpattern.1) Extrude.7 as shown.
Create a Join.2 between Extrude.7 and Rectpattern.1(Check Connexity box off)
Trim (Trim.1) Join.2 and Split.1
Join.2
Trim.1

Student Notes:
Trim (Trim.2) Trim.1 and Extrude.6
Apply edge fillet(Edgefillet.1)

of radius 5mm to Trim.2/Face.1
Apply edge fillet(Edgefillet.2)

of radius 3mm to Edgefillet.1/Face.2
End Part: CATGSD_F_Adaptive_Sweep_End.CatPart

Creating Advanced Blending Surfaces

Student Notes:
This lesson will cover the following Advanced Blend Surface topics:
About this Lesson

What is a Blend?
Types of Blends
Creating Fillets using Hold Curve and Spine
Creating Fillets using Law
Blend Surfaces Recommendations
Recap Exercise: Advanced Blending Surface

Student Notes:
About this Lesson
In this lesson you learn and practice the Advance tools for Blending Surfaces.
Along with knowing how to create Blend surfaces, you will learn about the
functionalities that will be used to create the part namely:
Fillets using Hold Curve and Spine
Fillets using Law
At the end of this Lesson, you will create a surfacic part in which Blend
Blended Surface
surface will be used to create the surfaces.
Shape Fillet using Hold

Wireframe Intersections Blend Surface curve and Spine
You will also learn a few Blend surface recommendations.

Student Notes:
What is a Blend?
A blend is a surface that is created between two support surfaces that forms a
smooth transition between the two. At minimum, the connection a each
support is tangent. However, curvature continuity is also sometimes possible.
Support Surface
Tangent connection
Blend
Support Surface
Tangent connection

Student Notes:
Types of Blends.
There are several types of blends to choose from. Which one to choose is dependant
on the aesthetic and functional requirements of the part (see the Methods and
Recommendations section for more details). Several radius blends were covered in
the Surface Design course.
Radius Blends Blend Blends
Radius
Free Shape
Shape Fillet
Edge Fillet
Variable Radius Fillet
Face-Face Fillet
Tritangent Fillet

Student Notes:
Creating Fillets using Hold Curve and Spine

You will see how to easily make variable radius fillets by following a curve lying
on one of the supports
Curve on support

Student Notes:
Why create a Fillet with Hold Curve and Spine?
This tool is often useful when creating a complex variable transition blend. For instance, in
the example shown here, three fillet radius blend of all different sizes come together in the
corner of the part.
The rule of thumb here is to create a variable radius fillet blend between the largest radius
and the support surface common to the other two. A curve, tangent to the two upper blend
boundaries is created on the top support. Using this curve as the hold curve and spine, the
transition variable radius blend is automatically created. You also have the option of using
law to achieve this.
Common Hold curve and
support spine lying on
common support
Fillet
Largest radius
This is much more reliable than using a Fill surface for this example.

Student Notes:
Creating a fillet using Hold Curve and Spine
This tool allows you to create a variable radius fillet between two surfaces where the
radius is determined by a curve lying on one of those surfaces.
1 Hold curve
The size of the fillet is

determined by the relationship of
the curve to the intersection of
the two surfaces.
Hold curve
Spine
2
Select the two surfaces
3 Select the hold curve

4 Select the spine

Student Notes:
Creating Fillets using Law

You will now see the method of creating fillets using Law.

Student Notes:
Why do we need Law in Fillets ?
Creating a hold curve is sometimes difficult. By using law , you can define the
variation in the fillet radius separately in a knowledgeware law editor and use it at
the time of the fillet creation or you can define simple laws at the time of the fillet
creation itself.
What about this tool

You can define various types of laws
for the radius.
By selecting advanced law you

are able to use a predefined law.
When a spine is selected the end points of the spine are the default
re-limiters for the law. You can modify the position of the re-limiter.

Student Notes:
Creating Fillet Using Law (1/2)
Shape fillet allows you to define a variable radius path for the fillet.
Select the two surfaces for

2 which you want to create a
shape fillet.
Surface one
3 Select the spine .
Surface two
Spine
Relimiter
4 Select the correct orientation

of the fillet.

Student Notes:
Creating Fillet Using Law (2/2)
Select an appropriate Law for

5 the radius value of the fillet.
Change the relimiters of the

6 law.
The end points of the spine are
initially selected as re-limiters.
Law Re-limiter
Confirm OK
7
The fillet will follow the law only
up to the law relimiter, after that
the radius remains constant.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself
Part used: CATGSD_ShapeFilletWithLaw.CATPart
Create a Shape Fillet between the blue surface (First surface) and
the brown surface (second surface) by the following methods.
Using a Linear Radius Law
Law : Linear , Start Value = 3 mm

End Value = 2 mm , Select Pink Spine
Extremities : Smooth
Using Advanced Law
Law : Advanced , Select Law.1

Select Pink Spine
Extremities : Smooth
Use this Law

Student Notes:

You will learn how to create a Blend Surface

Student Notes:
Creating a Blend Surface (1/7)
Select the two curves between which you will

2
create the blend surface and, if needed, the support
associated with each curve.

Student Notes:
3 If you have selected one or more support surface(s) define the type of continuity (Tangency,
Curvature or Point) between each support surface and the blend surface.
You can use the combo to

You can choose to trim the define a different type of
support to expand the blend continuity on each side of the
surface up to the limits of blend surface.
the support.
Tangency Curvature Point

continuity continuity continuity

Student Notes:
4 If you have selected one or more support surface(s) you can choose to make the borders of the
blend surface tangent to the borders of the supports.
For each border of the blend

surface you can choose the
extremity(ies) that will be
tangent to the corresponding
border of the support.
2nd border,
Second support end
Sec
1st border,
r
borde
ond
start
bor
First
der
First support
First tangent border : None First tangent border : Both extremities First tangent border : Start extremity
Second tangent border : None Second tangent border : Both extremities Second tangent border : End extremity

Student Notes:
5 Select the Tension tab to define the tension at the limits of the blend surface.
You can keep the default tension or

define a constant, linear or S type
tension at each limit of the blend
surface.
Default Constant Linear tension

tension tension of 2.5 from 1 to 2.5
S type
tension from
1 to 2.5

Student Notes:
6 In the case of a closed curve you can select the Closing Points tab and choose the closing point of
each curve.
You can define the orientation of the

blend surface by clicking on the
arrows located on the selected
closing points to invert them.
Closing points

Student Notes:
7a Select the Coupling tab to define the type of coupling :

- automatic with five options: Ratio, Tangency, Tangency then curvature, Vertices or Spine
According to the chosen options you will compute the blend

surface :
- using the total length of the sections (Ratio),
- between the tangency discontinuity points of the curves
(Tangency),
- between the tangency discontinuity points of the curves then
between the curvature discontinuity points of the curves
(Tangency then curvature)
- between the vertices of the curves (Vertices).
- between the spine of the curves (Spine).

Student Notes:
7b Select the Coupling tab to define the type of coupling :

- manual coupling with definition of the coupling curve(s)
You can define

several coupling
curves.
Automatic coupling Coupling curves Manual coupling

8 Click OK to confirm blend surface creation.

Student Notes:
Blend Surfaces Recommendations

You will learn about specific methods and recommendations concerning
Advanced Blend Surfaces.

Student Notes:
How to choose the type of blend to use?
The type of blend to choose is dependant on the functional and aesthetic

requirements of the part being designed.
Blend Type Advantages Disadvantages
Fillet Simple to create Cannot impose curvature continuity
Can impose curvature Very complex shape; can create

Blend
continuity unwanted features; must analyze

Advanced Blending Surface

Student Notes:
Recap Exercise
15 min
Create the blend boundaries (upper and

lower)
Create the top blend using a Blend
Surface
Create the Shape fillet using Hold Curve
and Spine at the bottom

Student Notes:
Part used: CATGSD_F_Advanced_Sweep_Surface_Recap_begin.CATPart
Create the blend boundaries on the top and bottom of the part.
Create an Intersect.
Select the Pink and Green Surfaces.
Select OK. The Intersection curve is created.
Create an Intersect.
Select the Yellow and Blue Surfaces.
Select OK. The Intersection curve is created.
Create a Parallel Curve.

Select the Intersection curve created on the top of the part.
Specify the pink surface as the support.
Specify an offset of 10mm towards inside of the part.
Select OK. The curve is created.

Select the Intersection curve created on the bottom of the
part.
Specify the green surface as the support.

Specify an offset of 5mm downward.

Student Notes:

Select the Intersection curve created on the Bottom of the part.
Specify the Yellow surface as the support.
Specify an offset of 5mm towards upwards.
Create a Split.
Specify the pink surface as the Element to cut.
Specify the parallel curve lying on it as the Cutting element.
Make sure the proper side is retained.
Select OK.The surface is created.
Create a Split.
Specify the Green surface as the Element to cut.
Specify the parallel curve lying on it as the Cutting element.
Make sure the proper side is retained.
Select OK.The surface is created.

Student Notes:
Create a BLEND on the top of the part.
Specify the Curves and Supports as shown.
Specify Curvature continuity at each boundary.
Specify a Tension of a constant 1.0 at each boundary.
Select OK. The surface is created.
Create a Bi-Tangent Fillet with Hold Curve and Spine at the bottom of the part.
Extract the bottom Boundary of Yellow surface as shown.
Click on the Shape Fillet icon
Specify the parameters as shown.
Select OK. The surface is created.
End Part:CATGSD_F_Advanced_Blend_Surface_Recap_End.CATPart

Surface Analysis
Student Notes:
This lesson will cover the following Surface Analysis and Repair topics:
About this Lesson

Curvature Analysis
Surface Analysis -Recommendations
Recap Exercise: Surface Analysis

Student Notes:
About this Lesson
In this lesson you will learn and practice the advance tools of Surface Analysis.
At the end of this Lesson, you will identify and analyze Inflection on surfaces and
also find the minimum inside radius on the part.
In this lesson you will learn a few functionalities of surface analysis such as,
Curvature Analysis
Measuring mean curvature on a surface
Measuring Minimum and Maximum Curvature
Checking the inflection area on the Surface
Inflection Analysis
on surface Finding minimum inside
radius on the part
Simple visual inspection of a part will not always uncover surface flaws. Hence the surfaced
geometry should always be analyzed using above tools to achieve better quality surfaces.
You will also see a few Surface Analysis recommendations at the end of the lesson.

Student Notes:
Curvature Analysis
You will learn how to use the Mapping Analysis tool to analyze surface
curvature

Student Notes:
Why use Curvature Analysis?
Curvature analysis of surfaces are generally used to help model high quality surfaces.
Abrupt changes of curvature on a surface (for example on a car exterior body) can be easily seen by
the naked eye and must be smoothed.

Student Notes:
What is a Curvature Analysis? (1/2)
Curvature analysis of surfaces is used to help detect the imperfections on surfaces.
Abrupt changes of curvature on a surface can be easily seen by the naked eye and must
be smoothened. The curvature analysis measures the curvature on each point of a surface
according to the following method :
Curvature radius in one point (R): represents the local convexity of the
surface
The curvature in one point (C): C = 1 / R

If radius R greater curvature C is smaller
is the inverse of the radius
If radius R smaller curvature C is greater
Intersection
Plane / Surface
Radius (R)
Curvature (C)
Radius measure of the
surface intersection with a Curvature measure of the
cutting plane surface intersection with a
cutting plane

Student Notes:
What is a Curvature Analysis? (2/2)
If we rotate planes around the normal On these intersection curves we can

vector on a point of the surface, we can measure an infinite number of curvature
build the intersection of these planes with values for this point.
the surface. Here the direction for the
Normal minimum and maximum
curvature are perpendicular
Point on surface
At each point we will have a maximum curvature value CM and a minimum curvature value
Cm.
The Mapping analysis tool allows you to measure these minimum and maximum values
(Minimum/Maximum analysis), the mean value (Gaussian analysis) and to see the inflection
areas.
Gaussian C= Minimum Maximum Inflection area

CM.Cm

Student Notes:
Measuring the Mean Curvature on a Surface.
1 Select the customized view render style :
3 Select the surface where you want to examine the curvature:
4 Select Gaussian as analysis type :
5 Adjust the color range fields by right clicking on the

thresholds values.
Pass the mouse over the surfaces and read the

curvature values shown in order to get a general
idea of curvature variation on the part.

Student Notes:
Measuring the Minimum or Maximum Curvature on a Surface.
4 Select Minimum or Maximum as

analysis type :
5 Adjust the color range fields right clicking on the thresholds values and on the colours boxes.
Pass the mouse

over the surfaces
and read the
curvature values
shown in order to
get a general idea
of curvature
variation on the
part.

Student Notes:
Checking a Surface Using the Limited Radius
Use the Limited Radius analysis to check if the surface can be offset or to check if a
tool (an end mill) with an end radius can mill the part.
4 Select Limited as analysis type :
5 Set the limited radius value :

In the green area,
the defined tool
could not mill the Pass the mouse
part. over the surfaces
and read the
curvature values
shown in order to
get a general idea
of curvature
variation on the
part.

Student Notes:
Checking the Inflection Areas on Surfaces.
Using the Inflection Area analysis type you can see where the curvature sign changes.
3 Select Inflection Area as analysis type :
In the blue areas, the

Gaussian curvature (mean) is
negative.
In the green area, the

Gaussian curvature (mean) is
positive.

Student Notes:
Additional Information on Curvature Analysis
The Analysis is calculated on the mesh used to display the object, the precision of the analysis
depends on the display settings.
Fix the 3D Accuracy to the

minimum value to have a
better analysis rendering.

Student Notes:
Surface Analysis Recommendations

You will be given specific methods and recommendations concerning Surface
Analysis and Repair.

Student Notes:
Tips on performing Surface Analysis
As a general rule of thumb, the following tools of GSD workbench are useful to obtain
an initial assessment of the surface quality of a part.
1. Visual make sure you place a metallic material

on the part and shade in material mode. Also
reduce the Accuracy values in Tools + Options
+ General + Display + Performances.
2. Surface Connect Checker verify internal

connections on the surface. Make sure they
conform to specifications.
3. Inflection Area Analysis (under Surfacic

Curvature Analysis tool) look for color changes
that are not in areas where inflection changes are
expected.
4. Draft Analysis make sure the part conforms to

all molding or forming criteria.

Surface Analysis
Student Notes:
Recap Exercise
15 min
Perform an Inflection Analysis

Find the minimum inside radius

Student Notes:
Part used: CATGSD_F_Surface_Analysis_Recap.CATPart
Perform an Inflection Analysis on the part.

Click on the Surfacic Curvature Analysis icon.
Choose type Inflection area.
Select the seat surface.
Notice areas of green and blue color. You are looking

for is areas of infection that are out of place. On this surface,
all the color changes are reasonable

Student Notes:
Delete the Inflection Analysis from the specification tree.
Find the minimum inside radius on the part.

Click on the Surfacic Curvature Analysis icon.
Choose type Limited.
Make sure the panels appear as shown.
Select the Whole top surface.
Notice areas of color indicating minimum radius. Notice the minimum

radius in the panel for this surface. This may be critical information for
Homologation or for manufacturing.

Additional Surface Design Tools

Student Notes:
You will learn the tools which are commonly used to design a surfacic model
and Molded Parts.
Improving Geometry Stability

Improving Geometry Quality
Checking Molded Parts

Student Notes:
Improving Geometry Stability

You will learn about few surfacic tool which are used to improve
geometry stability.
Federating Elements
Blending Vertex when making fillets
Federating Elements Blending Vertex when making fillets

Student Notes:
Federating Elements
You will learn how to federate elements while joining surfaces and extracting
faces

Student Notes:
Why Federate ? (1/2)
1- Surfaces are made of several faces.

Elements created from a surface are in fact created from its faces.
The pad has been created with the

option Up to surface, using the blue
surface.
A fillet has been added to the top edge
of this pad.
This edge depends on a face of the
blue surface.
2- A modification of the part geometry may lead to a change of the supporting face.
The sketch supporting the pad has

been modified so that the filleted edge

does not lie anymore on the same face

Student Notes:
Why Federate ? (2/2)
3- This change can lead to an update error because the elements created from these
faces are no longer recognized.
During the update of the part, an

update error occurred : the filleted
edge is not recognized :
4- Federating the faces of the surfaces, this kind of update error does not occur anymore.
To solve the problem, you just have to

federate the faces of the blue surface.
Then the part is updated without any
problem :

Student Notes:
Federating Elements while Joining Surfaces
Joining surfaces, you have the possibility to federate the faces of the resulting surface
2 Select one by one the elements to be joined together.
Expand the new Federation panel in the

3 join dialog box.
Select one face of the join surface and

4
choose a propagation type.
5 Click OK to create the federated joined

surface.

Student Notes:
Federating Elements while Extracting Faces
Extracting faces from a solid, you have the possibility to federate the faces of the resulting surface
2 Select one face of the solid.
3 Choose a propagation type.
4 Activate the federation switch.
Click OK to create the federated extracted

5 surface.

Student Notes:
Blending Vertex when Making Fillets

You will see how to easily make fillets on sharp edges that are incident to a
sharp vertex point

Student Notes:
Why this Tool ?
When the initial geometry on which lies a sequence of fillets is modified, the sequence
of fillets may fail and the designer may have to have a new fillet sequence :
Edges to fillet
If the initial geometry is modified, the fillet sequence cannot be recalculated :

The Blend Vertex allows you to make fillets that are more stable during the modifications

Student Notes:
Blending Vertex when making Fillets (1/2)
2 Select the edges on which you

want to make fillets :
3 Click on the More button to

expand the fillet dialog box :

Student Notes:
Blending Vertex when making Fillets (2/2)
4 Click on the Blend Corner button :
CATIA automatically detects the existence of

a sharp vertex point common to the edges
you selected :
5 Click on OK to confirm the fillet

creation :

Student Notes:
Do it Yourself
Part used: FilletBlendVertex.CATPart
Create a 5 mm edge fillet on these 4 edges

using the new Blend Corner option :

Student Notes:
Improving Geometry Quality

You will learn about a few surfacic tools which are used to analyze and improve
geometry quality.
Healing Surfaces
Healing Surface
Tolerant Modeling
Connect Checker
The Connect Checker
Tolerant Modeling

Student Notes:
Tolerant Modeling
You will see the tolerant Modeling Concept.

Student Notes:
Why Tolerant Modeling?
Sometimes the input wireframe and surfaces are not of desired quality. Using these
elements propagates the problem to child elements.
Tolerant Modeling aims at creating good results using imperfect inputs.
As seen in this example there is a gap

between the two curves. You will still
succeed in creating a fill surface using
the three curves , because of Tolerant
Modeling.(The gap should not be more
than 0.1mm).
Notice reduced
edges on the
surface.
Before Application of Tolerant After Application of Tolerant

Modeling Parameters in Modeling Parameters the
Multisection Surface there are edges is reduced.
many edges.

Student Notes:
What About Tolerant Modeling
Some of the tolerant Modeling facilities are inbuilt and no UI is available.

There are settings in Tools > Options > Shape >Generative Shape Design >General
from where you can set some of the Tolerant Modeling parameters.
Affects Join and

Healing Operations.
Affects Parallel Curve,

Sweep, Multi-sections
surface, Blend, Split,
Trim, Fill, Extrapol .
Affects Project,
Parallel Curve.
Affects Project, Parallel Curve, Sweep,
Multi-sections surface, Curve Smooth .

Student Notes:
What is Tolerant Laydown?
Some features require wires that are laid down on their support shell. When those
supports are created within a tolerance (tolerant modeling), this tolerance has to be used
to lay down the wire on the support.
The wire does not

lie on the surface If you try to create parallel curve on the surface, using
and the distance the curve shown in the figure, CATIA will give an error
is 0.1 mm as it is expected that the curve should lie on the
surface.
Tolerant laydown projects the wire on the

support within the tolerance.

Select this option to make tolerant laydown
The support must thus be large enough for
work. The limit for Laydown is 0.1 mm
the whole wire to be projected

Student Notes:
Tolerant Projection for Fill and Extrapolate
Tolerant Projection for Fill and Extrapolate lays down the input wire on the surface
within the 0.1mm limit specified for Tolerance Laydown and makes possible the
creation of Extrapolate and Fill which which otherwise would not have been
possible.
The surface shown here has been created by sweep operation using the curve as shown.
Tolerant smoothening parameters were used and thus the surface is smoothened but there is a
distance between the surface and the input curve.
Successfully
Extrapolated.
Extrapolate not possible because Tolerant Laydown not specified.

Student Notes:
Connect Checker
You will learn how to use the Connect Checker tool to analyze the connection
between surfaces.

Student Notes:
Why the Connect Checker?
For surface modeling, to ensure good transition from one surface to another, the Connect
Checker allows the user to examine :
G0 (mm)
G1 (deg)
G2 (%)
G3 (deg)
along an edge joining two surfaces.
G0 analysis
G1 analysis

Student Notes:
How to use the Connect Checker (1/2)
1 Select the Connect Checker Icon
2 Click Surface-Surface Connection type.
Multi-Select the two surfaces between which you

3
would like to check the connection. (In case no
connections is found between the selected surfaces The number of selected
elements and the
CATIA displays an information).
number of detected
connections are
displayed.
4 Choose the Analysis Type : G0, G1,G2 or
G3
5 Choose the type of Display you require.

Select the Quick tab to obtain

a simplified analysis taking into
account tolerances (G0,G1,G2 and G3.)

Student Notes:
How to use the Connect Checker (2/2)
Adjust the color ranges taking account your

6 Minimum and Maximum values
Check the analysis result on the

7 You can modify the thresholds values
geometry.
and the corresponding colours by
right-clicking on it.
This way, you can adjust the colour
range fields.
Note the Minimum and Maximum values

between the two surfaces.
Click OK to confirm.The Connection Analysis is

8 added to the specification tree

Student Notes:
Healing Surfaces
You will learn about the Healing operation

Student Notes:
Why Healing?
While Join is a topological integration of surfaces

into one logical surface, HEALING will
mathematically deform the shape of surfaces at
boundary areas so they smoothly blend into one
another.
When physical parts are manufactured from CAD

models, the machining is guided by the exact
representation of the individual surfaces. Hence,
Healing is important to ensure that each one of these
surfaces transitions smoothly between one another.

Student Notes:
Healing Surfaces (1/3)
2 Select directly the surfaces to heal.
Choose if you want to heal

3 the point discontinuities or
the tangency discontinuities.

Student Notes:
Healing Surfaces (2/3) : Parameters
The objective of the parameters is to choose the discontinuities you want to heal or not :
4 Key in parameters :
Note : a Connect Checker analysis can help to choose

these parameters :
Healed Not healed
Merging distance
Gap value
Not healed Healed
Distance Objective
Healed Not healed

These parameters are thresholds that allows you to:
Tangency angle
- define the discontinuities to be healed (Merging distance and
Tangency angle). Tangency discontinuity value
- define the discontinuities you consider it is not necessary to
heal (Distance Objective and Tangency Objective). Not healed Healed
Tangency Objective

Student Notes:
Healing Surfaces (3/3)
Click on OK to confirm the healed
5 surface creation.
Note : a Connect Checker analysis now shows :


Student Notes:
Additional Information on healing (1/2)
While healing surfaces, you can freeze some faces for them not to be modified by
the healing operation.
You can choose to freeze any face you want
This face has been left unchanged.
or choose to freeze plane elements or canonic elements.

This plane face has been left unchanged.

Student Notes:
Additional Information on healing (2/2)
You can visualize a diagnosis while healing surfaces
You can choose to visualize the discontinuities interactively, placing the mouse on the
discontinuity to make the text box appear :
You can also display the information sequentially :

The total number of

discontinuities is
displayed.

Student Notes:
Checking Molded Parts

You will learn about tools, commonly used while creating a Molded Parts.

Student Notes:
Draft Analysis
You will learn how to use the Draft Analysis tool to analyze the draft values of
surfaces or solids

Student Notes:
Why Analyze Draft?
Cast and Forged parts need dies and molds for manufacturing. While doing the
die/mold design, draft allowances are required to be given so that the parts can be
extracted. Drafts need to be analyzed to determine extractability of the part.
For NC Machining, a part is analyzed to look for negative Draft angles in order to
determine if a 5-Axis NC machine will be required to cut the part.

Student Notes:
Using the Draft Analysis Tool (1/5)
Select the Draft Analysis tool
Select the surface to be analysed

3

Student Notes:
4 Choose the quick analysis mode or the full analysis mode :
Quick Analysis Full Analysis

Mode Mode
In quick analysis, you can set three parameters You can modify the thresholds values and the
showing positive, Negative and zero (neutral) angle corresponding colours by right-clicking on them.
and assign the colors to these parameters for a This way, you can adjust the colour range fields.
quick view of a draft angle in a part

Student Notes:
Faces with zero draft OR faces

parallel to pulling direction
Faces =>3 degree draft
Faces less than 3 degree draft
You can Visually analyze the part based on the color assigned
with an angle value.A range of colors can be assigned to visualize

the varying draft angle.

Student Notes:
You have now to adjust the draft direction. In the dialog box,select
5
Select OK to keep the history of the analysis in to the
6 Specification tree
You can edit the compass

proprieties to precisely define the
draft direction.
A compass giving the current

draft direction is displayed.
Lock or unlock Set the compass

draft direction to draft direction
The Blue plane is the plane tangent to the analyzed
surface at this point..
Arrows are displayed under the pointer.
Green arrow is the direction normal to the surface,
the Red arrow represent draft direction.
The displayed value indicates the angle between
the draft direction and the normal vector to the

surface at the current point.
Analyses under the running point, so you
can navigate with the pointer over the
surface

Student Notes:
Results of full Draft analysis Results of Quick Draft analysis


Student Notes:
Reflect Line
You will learn what a Reflect Line is and how to create it.

Student Notes:
What is a Reflect Line
Reflect lines are curves for which the normal to the support surface in each point presents the
same angle with a specified direction. It is very useful to find the parting plane of a complex
surface.
If we perform a Draft analysis

on this part, we can see,
thanks to the red areas that the
part is non extractible.
Thanks to the Reflect Line

curve, we can cut the part in
two extractible parts.

Student Notes:
Creating a Reflect Line
1
Direction
2 Select a support surface and a

direction. Support
You can define one of the X,Y or Z

axis by opening a contextual menu in
the Direction field.
Key in an angle representing the value between the

3 selected direction and the normal to the surface.
Reflect lines
You can
select the
Normal option
for the angle
to be
computed
between the
normal to the
support and
the direction. 4 Click OK to confirm reflect line creation

Student Notes:
Summary (1/3)
Congratulations
You have become familiar with Advanced tools of Generative Shape Design.
You have learnt different tools from different lessons as follows:
Lesson 1: Introduction to Surface Design
Revised the Surface Design basic tools which are covered under Fundamental course.
Overviewed the Generative Shape Design Workbench.
Learnt more about Managing Features and Geometrical Sets.
Finally performed the a recap exercise Managing features and Shampoo Bottle.
Lesson 2: Creating Advance Wireframe Geometry
Learnt GSD Similarities for MD2/HD2 configurations.
Learnt creating an Extremum, Connect Curve.

Performed recap exercise on Advance Wireframe Geometry.

Student Notes:
Summary (2/3)
Lesson 3: Wireframe Analysis and Repair

Learnt the need to analyze the wireframe.
Learnt about Connect Checker and Smoothing Curves.
Performed the a recap exercise on Wireframe Analysis and Repair.
Lesson 4: Creating Advance Swept Surface
Learnt about Swept Surface, Inputs for Swept Surface , Different methods of
creating Swept Surface,Adaptive Swept Surface.
Performed two recap exercise Knob and Housing.
Lesson 5: Creating Advance Blend Surface
Learnt about Blend Surface, Types of Surface , Creating fillets using Hold curve
and Spine,Creating Fillet using Law.
Performed recap exercise Advance Blending Surface.

Student Notes:
Summary (3/3)
Lesson 6: Surface Analysis and Repair

Learnt the need to analyze the Surface.
Learnt about Curvature Analysis.
Performed the a recap exercise on Surface Analysis.
Lesson 7: Additional Surface Design Tools
Learnt about other surface Design tools which are commonly used to improve the quality
and stability of the surface and wireframe geometry.
Also learnt about tools used to measure the molded parts in virtual mode such as Draft
analysis and reflect line which helps the tool designer to decide the parting line and
manufacturability.
Master Exercise: You have performed the Master Exercise at the end of the each
lessons to practice the tools learnt in each lesson.

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About this course

Objectives of the course

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Introduction to Surface Design 6

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Recap Exercise: Wireframe Analysis and Repair 79

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Surface Analysis 177

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Introduction to Surface Design

Surface Design Workbench Overview

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Surface Design Workbench Overview

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Creating wireframe Geometry

Shape Design Common Tools

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Modifying the Geometry

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Creating a Surface from a profile

Creating a Surface of Revolution

Creating a Surface from Boundaries

Creating a Surface from another Surface

Creating a Lofted Surface (Multi-sections surface)

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Creating Near Elements

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Part is a combination of Part Body

PartBody basically contains the If you create Reference Elements ; points,

Geometrical Sets contain the

Ordered Geometric Sets(OGS)

When you enter the Generative Shape Design workbench

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From the MENUBAR

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Managing Features and Geometrical Sets

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Select the Surface Presentation to

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Click on plus to expand

You can Edit and

Double click a feature to edit

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Ordered Geometrical Sets allow the user to visualize

By Reordering elements in Ordered Geometrical Sets,

In ordered Geometrical sets Graphical properties are

In example above Split.1 will inherit

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1 Insert/Geometrical Set from the Menubar.

3 Click on OK to confirm. The new

Specify the node under which

If Geometrical Set.1 was selected as